Dr. David E. Goldberg is a professor, writer, and a civil engineer. David has written several books on the topics of engineering and algorithms. Some of these books include The Design of Innovation, Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization, and Machine Learning, and, his latest book, A Whole New Engineer. Jason sits down with David to pick his brains on the latest in AI technology, why there's a decline in engineers, and we also get to find out a little bit more about David's most recent book.

Key Takeaways:

2:10 – David jumps right in and talks about AI, Artificial Intelligence, technology.

5:20 – To design a kidney by human hands is impractical, but nature has been able to create one for the past 3.5 billion years and more.

9:15 – As better or new technologies arise, so will the ethical questions.

12:45 – What's happening in engineering education right now?

15:40 – Engineers were seen as heroes and that view reached its apex around World War one and two.

Ashlea Ebeling appears as Jason's AMA guest. She is a Forbes editor and talks about the different estate taxes you might face all across the United States. She also touches on federal and income tax on the show. She tells the audience every year she develops an interactive map on Forbes of where you should not die in the United States that you can check out in the show links.

Key Takeaways:

2:50 – How does New York's state tax have a 164% marginal tax rate?

7:20 – Can you avoid estate taxes? Ashlea breaks down four way you can do this.

11:30 – You have to be careful of inheritance taxes and need to look carefully into that before you give your properties away.

14:20 – Ashlea likes the idea of Roth IRA. Jason thinks there's nothing stopping the government from changing the rules.

18:10 – There are a lot of new tax rules and regulations happening for 2015 that people need to be aware of.

David Porter is a long time client of Jason Hartman's real estate company. He has been working closely with Jason's team since 2009 and has made several investments in both Indianapolis and Arizona. He catches up with Jason about how he is doing with some of his properties, talks about why the Indianapolis market is so great, China's economy, the future of shipping, and more on this week's episode of AMA.

Key Takeaways:

3:10 – David first bought his Indianapolis property in 2009.

8:40 – David talks a little bit about his background.

17:10 – You're more in control with real estate investing than you are with stocks.

22:15 – Take advantage of your ability to borrow and invest it in a conservative way.

24:25 – David has since an increase in retail shipments this year.

28:45 – Will China be stronger than the US's economy?

33:15 – Jason and David think the United States can stretch out their debt problem for a while.

41:50 – 3D printing, glowing trees, and more. Jason talks technology.

49:30 – David wants to buy homes he can see himself or his children living in one day.

53:50 – David has experienced a 700k appreciation since he started in 2004.

Mentioned In This Episode:

Abundance by Peter Diamandis

Makers by Chris Anderson

Khan Academy

David Porter's first interview - http://www.jasonhartman.com/89-%E2%80%93-the-%E2%80%9Cfree-lunch%E2%80%9D-metric-what-it-tells-about-income-property-%E2%80%93-an-impromptu-discussion/

Todd Moss is the chief operating officer and senior fellow at the Center for Global Development. His work focuses on U.S and Africa relations and financial issues that sub-Saharan Africa is facing. He is also an author and has written several books with his most recent one, The Golden Hour, being a national bestseller. He talks to Jason about Africa, the economy, and why it matters.

Key Takeaways:

2:50 – 7 out of 10 of the fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa.

6:10 – We are seeing Africans transition from being very, very poor to becoming middle class.

9:25 – There's a lot more foreign investment in Africa and the countries that were very badly managed in the 70-80s are now being managed much better.

11:30 – Will outsourcing and manufacturing move to Africa? Todd explains in this segment.

13:50 – A lot of Africans speak English as their native language and the second largest language is French.

16:25 – Is there a strong Al Qaeda presence in Africa?

22:15 – Todd talks about his latest book, The Golden Hour.

24:30 – Africa is changing very rapidly and Todd hopes more people will look at Africa as a place to vacation to in the future.